Step by Step Approach for Configuration of Warehouse Management

A
warehouse number is an organizational unit in logistics that represents the
company from the warehouse management view.

In
the Warehouse Management System (WMS), you can define various control parameters
at the warehouse number level. The control parameters will be:

1)Weights
/ units of measure

2)Storage
unit management is active or not

3)Checking
the data for capacity check

Define
Number ranges

Define
the number ranges for the objects which have automatic number assignment
in the Warehouse Management system. These are:

vTransfer requirement

vTransfer order

vQuant

vPosting change notice

vGroup

If
you are using Storage Unit Management, you must take the following objects into
account:

Number
range for storage units

The
number ranges for the storage units cover all the warehouse numbers.

Type
of number assignment for storage units

Actions

1. Decide which number
ranges you require for assigning the document numbers in the Warehouse
Management system.

2. Create the number range
intervals.

The
following action is only required if you are using Storage Unit Management:

3. Create the number range
LE
for assigning the storage unit numbers and the respective assignment type
(column VA). Via
the assignment type, you can define per warehouse number whether, for example,
external or internal storage unit numbers are to be managed.

4. Conversion of the
storage unit number in Warehouse Management, you can determine per client (!)
how the storage unit number is to be converted. For information on
the different input options, refer to the field documentation.

Define Storage Type

A
warehouse number is divided up into a number of storage types. A
storage type is defined on the basis of its spatial or organizational features
(for example, high rack storage area, bulk storage area, and goods
receipt area).

A
storage type has the following features:

A
storage type does not have an address, but a short description.

It
is possible to store storage-type-specific material data.

Within
a storage type, inventory is executed for each storage bin.

Recommendation

These
interim storage types (900-999) are required for various postings (for
example, GR and GI postings, and differences) in WM. When you define
your warehouse numbers, copy the interim storage types from warehouse number 001.

Activities

1.
Create your storage types with the respective descriptions.

2.
Copy the interim storage types from warehouse number 001.

Important Note:

The
placement strategy for ATC, AEC and ECO is decided as Addition to existing
stock. So while creating the storage type, the Put away strategy should be
“I” – Addition to existing stock.

The
removal strategy for all the materials without Shelf life expiration date check
(SLED) will be FIFI (Picking strategy – “F”) and for the materials with
SLED check will be “H” – Shelf life expiration date.

There
will be two distinguished strategies one for materials without SLED check (Put
away strategy – “I” and Picking strategy “F”) and one for material
with SLED check (Put away strategy – “I” and Picking strategy “H”).

Define Storage Sections

Within
a storage type, a storage section is a series of storage bins with
the same features. These bins are used for the purpose of stock placements.

For
stock placements, the following features of storage bins can be important:

distance
to the turnover point

loading
capacity

temperature

Standard settings

In
the SAP standard system, sample entries are preset for the respective storage
types in warehouse number 001.

Note

When
you create a storage bin, you must enter a storage section.

If
you are using storage types without sections, you must define at least one
storage section (for example, 001) per storage type. The storage
section in this case is identical to the storage type.

Activities

Create
your storage areas with the corresponding names.

Important
Note:

There
will be only one storage section for all ATC, AEC and ECO.

Define
Storage Bins

Storage Bins

In
the menu option "Storage bins", you define the configuration for the storage
bins in the Warehouse Management system.

Before
you create the storage bins (master data) you should work through this section
as well as the section "Define field usage - Storage bin data".

Define Storage Bin Types

You
can divide your storage bins into groups (for example, large storage
bins, small storage bins, and so on). A suitable storage bin is
proposed by the system during stock placement in combination with the storage
unit type.

Actions

1.
Decide whether you want to use the "Storage bin type search".

2.
Create your bin types with the corresponding names.

Important
Note:

Create only one Storage
bin type for ATC, AEC and ECO.

Define Blocking Reasons

In
the Warehouse Management system, you can block the following units for stock
placements and stock removals:

Storage
types

Storage
bins

Quants

Storage
unit

You
can enter the reason for the block (for example, assembly work) using the
indicator "Blocking Reason".

Actions

Create
your blocking indicators with the respective descriptions.

Define Storage Bin Structure

In
the Warehouse Management system, you can create a sequence of similar storage
bins automatically.

This
function can also be found in the application menu (menu option "Master
data").

Material

In
this menu option you configure the material master records that are relevant for
the Warehouse Management system.

Before
you create the material masters, you should work through this section and the
section "Define field usage - Material master".

Define Storage Type Indicators

With
this indicator you can control whether certain materials are placed into or
removed from stock in certain storage types with a higher priority. This
leads to a classification of your materials and allows you to use the stock
placement or stock removal strategies in an optimum way.

Default settings

In
the SAP standard system, examples are preset for warehouse numbers 001 and 002.

You
will find more information on this subject area in chapter "Strategies -
Storage type search"

Important Note:

Define 2 storage section indicators – one for the
materials with SLED check and one for the materials without SLED check. In
Storage type search you have to define the priority according to materials
without SLED check and materials with SLED check.

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